Operator Associativity

Hi Dan (specially coz i'm doign ur mock exams), I tried this question in Exam D: class L { public static void main (String s[]) { int i = 1 | 2 ^ 3 * 2 & 13 | 2; System.out.println(i%5); } } The answer is 2. Your explanation is also helpful.. i'm wondering are there any rules to follow when we evaluate such an expression. It is left associative but how shoudl we group them.. i.e how do we get (1 | (2 ^ ((3 * 2) & 13)) | 2) instead of some other arrangement. So someone can help?!

Just remember these abbreviation: U - Unary A - Arithmetic S - Shift C - Comparison B - Bitwise S - Short-Circuit C - Conditional A - Assignment So unary operators come first, then arithmetic operators, and so on. * always come first in the arithmetic operators (if not grouped or within parentheses or associated) and & then ^ then | is the order for the Bitwise operators You can also read this in RHE Java Certification book